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Need to tow a single car trailer & car, what do I need?
Looking to buy a used f250 or 350, just need something that can pickup one car at a time with a single car trailer. will a gas 2012-207 single cab be enough? Looking to not spend too much, as It would be only used for that purpose.
As the guys above have said, any SD will get the job done. You're probably going to end up with a work truck (XL) if you're looking for a single cab, though from the sounds of it that wouldn't necessarily be an issue for you. For what you're trying to do, any motor would be fine so long as it's been cared for and runs good.
If you aren't going to be traveling at high speeds or long distances, if you loaded it properly you could possibly get away with an F150 but I do NOT recommend it.
My old 2007 F-250, with a 5.4L V8 and 3.73 gears, towed a 28 foot enclosed car hauler, loaded with an early 1960s full size Pontiac, all over the US, without any issues.
You won't win any drag races, your fuel economy will be abysmal, but you'll safely get the job done.
Towing it can be accomplished with most any pickup. Stopping it is where the need for a bigger truck comes in, including good brakes on the trailer. The longer the wheelbase the smoother it will ride.
My '99 V10 F250 SD pulled a 8x24 cargo trailer loaded to 10,000 lbs without much trouble, though a "load leveling hitch" and independent brake controller were must have add ons. I also bumped the shocks up one level in stiffness (according to the Monroe catalog at the time) and I put about 1,000 lbs in the truck bed so that the truck and trailer were closer to the same weight.
Turns out pulling a heavy trailer is not a problem for a 3/4 ton truck, and it's much more stable than the 1/2 ton. The challenge is stopping the rig...that's where the SD's larger brakes, teamed with brakes on the trailer axles (the cargo trailer was tandem axle with brakes on both axles) made a huge difference.
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